Tags: barcelona, dustin werbeski, greg mirzoyan, kizer, oli benet, powerhouse, powerslide, richie eisler, the conference, undercover, usd, xsjado
»The next thing I know it's way past midnight and the whole crew is hill bombing drinks deep into the night. I have only been in Barcelona 4 hours and here I am again, straining my eyes against the dark to spot impending doom in the form of cracks, branches or holes.«
Text by Oli Benet
Photography by Greg Mirzoyan, Oli Benet & Richie Eisler
„Cops and rollers“
Back in Barcelona with an awful cough and the tell-tale signs of flu I find myself face down on the couch at Powerhouse. We are all watching Christmas Day footage of Richie, Dustin and Mike break into Barcelona's Tibidabo Theme Park and then consequently escape the police by Powerblading from the highest point of the city at breakneck speed. Perhaps it was their attempt at a typical Christmas Day with the family – at least theres a rollercoaster involved in both, whether it be real or emotional.
The next thing I know it's way past midnight and the whole crew is hill bombing drinks deep into the night. I have only been in Barcelona 4 hours and here I am again, straining my eyes against the dark to spot impending doom in the form of cracks, branches or holes.
Our first Police Hijack has finally taken place, and it's a real surprise that its taken so long. Dustin and Richie snuck into the city centre and headed straight to its busiest point. Flying past traffic in the central lanes on Powerblades is addictive, but dangerous. As the Powerblading duo shot through a red light at Columbus a police car immediately gave chase. Richie escaped but Dustin wasn't so lucky as he tried and failed to communicate with the angry cops. Needless to say he walked home.
The moral of the story? Run away like Richie did, but if you are going to run away, make sure you get away.
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Check out previous Powerhouse features on Be-Mag here:
http://www.be-mag.com/article/1661-Enter-The-Powerhouse-Chapter-1
http://www.be-mag.com/article/1641-Enter-the-Powerhouse-Prologue
What are these frames called and where can I buy them? I thinking about getting into Powerblading using my current Bambrick Razor boot if possible. Other than the new Kizers coming out where can I buy powerblading
Too cool : )
Those ufs frames and matter wheels are so damn sweet !!!
I want some, to do this "traffic" new thing : ) heheh
on be-mag. we would love to see some more edits though i guess. But the powerhouse and the be-mag insight is so fun. it would be kool to see at least a few clips from my favourite skaters
TIm!
Those are old Kizer Grindpins, I believe. And yes, they serve the exact purpose you mentioned.
Are those plastic sliders on the wheel axle so the metal frame don't touch for grinding?
Yeh, not much to report this week, what with Christmas and new year theres not much that gets done productively. This week we are back!
that was it? haha.. but it's alright. sounds like you guys had a troubled but fun week:)
maybe somebody wants to upload parts of ble3ks set that he played at the last party. you did record that shitz, didn't ya?!